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The Kairos Palastine Document

31.07.2010

We, a group of Christian Palestinians, after prayer, reflection and an exchange of opinion, cry out from within the suffering in our country, under the Israeli occupation, with a cry of hope in the absence of all hope, a cry full of prayer and faith in a God ever vigilant, in God's divine providence for all the inhabitants of this land. Inspired by the mystery of God's love for all, the mystery of God's divine presence in the history of all peoples and, in a particular way, in the history of our country, we proclaim our word based on our Christian faith and our sense of Palestinian belonging - a word of faith, hope and love.
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Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

World Counil of Churches (WCC) | 05.09.2009

1. While the decision of the United Nations (UN) of 1947 (Resolution 181) to establish two states in the land of Palestine was partially achieved with the creation of the state of Israel, the second part of this resolution is still waiting for realization: the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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Holocaust/Shoah: Its Effects on Christian Theology and Life in Argentina and Latin America

"The Passion of the Christ," Jewish Pain, and Christian Responsibility

07.09.2004

A statement by a group of concerned Christians in response to the issuance of the DVD and video version of the Mel Gibson film, "The Passion of the Christ."
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Ecumenical Considerations for Dialogue and Relations With People of Other Religions

World Council of Churches | 31.05.2004

Taking stock of 30 years of dialogue and revisiting the 1979 Guidelines
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A church leaders’ letter against anti-Semitism to the churches of Canada, the Jewish community in Canada, and to all people of good will. . .

07.12.2003

We, the leaders of nine Christian churches in Canada, speak to you together through the facilitation of the Canadian Council of Churches, of which we all are members. In this letter, we are addressing one situation only, which is a Canadian one.
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A Sacred Obligation - Rethinking Christian Faith in Relation to Judaism and the Jewish People

Charta Oecumenica

Conference of European Churches and Council of European Bishops’ | 29.04.2001

Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in Europe. Issued at Strasbourg on April 2001 (excerpt).
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Teshuvah - Turning

Interdenominational Group, Milan, Italy | 29.06.1997

Letter to the delegates of the Second European Ecumenical Conference 23-29 June 1997 in Graz (Austria)
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Statement affirming the commitment to Jewish-Christian Dialogue

New York Bishops of the Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic C | 29.06.1996

In June of 1996 the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution affirming the Convention's commitment to evangelize Jews. In response the NY bishops issued a statement affirming the commitment of their communions to Jewish-Christian Dialogue.
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